U-Th-Pb zircon and monazite geochronology of Western Province gneissic rocks, central-South Westland, New Zealand

New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 241-269

  Hiess, J ^a,b   Ireland, T ^a   Rattenbury, M ^c  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Korea Basic Science Institute (KBSI)   (South Korea)

^c GNS SCIENCE   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Fraser complex; Granite Hill Complex; Monazite; Orthogneiss; Paragneiss; SHRIMP; U Th Pb; West coast; Zircon

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBOLITE FACIES; EMPLACEMENT; GEOCHRONOLOGY; GNEISS; GONDWANA; ION MICROPROBE; MAGMATISM; MONAZITE; ORDOVICIAN; ORTHOGNEISS; PALEOZOIC; SHRIMP DATING; ZIRCON;

NEW ZEALAND; SOUTH ISLAND; WEST COAST [SOUTH ISLAND];

EID: 79955733726     PISSN: 00288306     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00288306.2010.495450     Document Type: Article

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